Carrier aggregation processing method and device

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of wireless communications technologies, and in particular, to a CA processing method and device, so as to provide a CA processing scheme applicable to a network sharing scenario. In the embodiments of the present invention, a second cell is determined according to a first PLMN ID used by a CA user equipment in a first cell and a frequency supported by the CA user equipment, where the first cell is a cell that the CA UE currently accesses, CA can be performed on a second PLMN ID supported by the second cell and the first PLMN ID used by the CA user equipment in the first cell, and a frequency used by the second cell can be supported by the CA user equipment; and, according to the determined second cell, a CA cell is configured for the CA user equipment.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A carrier aggregation processing method comprising:
 determining, by a network-side device, a second frequency through public land mobile network identifier (PLMN ID) filtering according to a first PLMN ID used by a carrier aggregation (CA) user equipment (UE) in a first cell and through frequency filtering according to a frequency supported by the CA UE,
 wherein the first cell is accessed by the CA UE and uses a first frequency, a second PLMN ID supported by the second frequency comprises the first PLMN ID, and at least one frequency of the first frequency and the second frequency supports any other PLMN ID besides the first PLMN ID; 
 
 sending, by the network-side device, CA measurement control information that comprises the second frequency to the CA UE; and 
 configuring, by the network-side device, a second cell associated with the second frequency as a CA cell for the CA UE according to measurement information received from the CA UE, wherein the measurement information is acquired through measurement that is performed by the CA UE according to the CA measurement control information. 
 
     
     
       2. The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the determining, by the network-side device, the second frequency comprises:
 selecting, by the network-side device, from a first frequency set, frequencies supporting the first PLMN ID, and 
 selecting, by the network-side device, from the selected frequencies, another frequency that can be supported by the CA UE as the second frequency. 
 
     
     
       3. The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the determining, by a network-side device, the second frequency comprises:
 selecting, by the network-side device, from a second frequency set supporting the first PLMN ID, another frequency that can be supported by the CA UE as the second frequency. 
 
     
     
       4. The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the network-side device comprises:
 a base station. 
 
     
     
       5. A network-side device comprising:
 at least one processor and a memory coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: 
 determine a second frequency through public land mobile network identifier (PLMN ID) filtering according to a first PLMN ID used by a carrier aggregation (CA) user equipment (UE) in a first cell and through frequency filtering according to a frequency supported by the CA UE,
 wherein the first cell is accessed by the CA UE and uses a first frequency, a second PLMN ID supported by the second frequency comprises the first PLMN ID, and at least one frequency of the first frequency and the second frequency supports any other PLMN ID besides the first PLMN ID; 
 
 a transmitter configured to send CA measurement control information that comprises the second frequency to the CA UE; and 
 configure a second cell associated with the second frequency as a CA cell for the CA UE according to measurement information received from the CA UE, wherein the measurement information is acquired through measurement that is performed by the CA UE according to the CA measurement control information. 
 
     
     
       6. The network-side device according to  claim 5 , wherein the processor is configured to:
 select, from a first frequency set, frequencies supporting the first PLMN ID, and 
 select, from the selected frequencies, another frequency that can be supported by the CA UE as the second frequency. 
 
     
     
       7. The network-side device according to  claim 5 , wherein the processor is configured to:
 select from a second frequency set supporting the first PLMN ID, another frequency that can be supported by the CA UE as the second frequency. 
 
     
     
       8. The network-side device according to  claim 5 , wherein the network-side device comprises:
 a base station. 
 
     
     
       9. A non-transitory computer readable medium in a network-side device comprising processor-executable instructions which when executed by a processor causes the processor to implement the following operations:
 determining a second frequency through public land mobile network identifier (PLMN ID) filtering according to a first PLMN ID used by a carrier aggregation (CA) user equipment (UE) in a first cell and through frequency filtering according to a frequency supported by the CA UE,
 wherein the first cell is accessed by the CA UE and uses a first frequency, a second PLMN ID supported by the second frequency comprises the first PLMN ID, and at least one frequency of the first frequency and the second frequency supports any other PLMN ID besides the first PLMN ID; 
 
 sending CA measurement control information that comprises the second frequency to the CA UE; and 
 configuring a second cell associated with the second frequency as a CA cell for the CA UE according to measurement information received from the CA UE, wherein the measurement information is acquired through measurement that is performed by the CA UE according to the CA measurement control information. 
 
     
     
       10. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to  claim 9 , wherein the operation of determining the second frequency comprises:
 selecting, from a first frequency set, frequencies supporting the first PLMN ID, and 
 selecting, from the selected frequencies, another frequency that can be supported by the CA UE as the second frequency. 
 
     
     
       11. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to  claim 9 , wherein the operation of determining the second frequency comprises:
 selecting, from a second frequency set supporting the first PLMN ID, another frequency that can be supported by the CA UE as the second frequency. 
 
     
     
       12. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to  claim 9 , wherein the network-side device comprises:
 a base station.